The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Just two days after the Duan family returned to Beijing, it started raining heavily again, and many families who did not return in time were trapped on the road.

The Ding family was one of them. Ding Haimo had long since returned to Beijing to take up his post. Bai had wanted to go back with them, but her youngest daughter, Ding Meiting, fell ill, so Bai and the child stayed at the farm for a few more days.

After Ding Meiting got better, Bai took her family back to Beijing. Everything was fine when they set out, but it started to rain halfway through the journey.

As the rain got heavier, the Bai group was trapped on the mountain.

"Madam, there are fallen rocks blocking the road ahead, and our carriage can't pass."

Butler Qi, wearing a straw raincoat, stood beside the carriage in the heavy rain and spoke loudly to the people inside.

Bai was feeling somewhat uneasy, but the rain was pouring down heavily and there were no houses around, so they could only hide in the carriage.

"Have you asked someone to clean up? It's raining so hard now, we have to get down the mountain as soon as possible."

Bai Shi did not elaborate on the rest of the sentence. The housekeeper outside knew the seriousness of the matter and quickly took over the conversation:

"Don't worry, Madam. Everyone down there has gone. We just have to wait a little longer."

"Okay, go quickly, and send someone to tell the master to send someone to pick us up."

Bai was still worried, so she asked Butler Qi to send someone to deliver a message to the capital before she felt relieved.

"Mother, I don't think we can leave for a while. How about we wait somewhere safer?"

Ding Meishu's heart was also pounding. Her intuition had always been very strong, and she always felt that something was going to happen. Listening to the sound of the carriage being hit by the rain, it felt like it was hitting her heart.

When Bai heard this, she thought it made sense and quickly ordered someone to drive the carriage back.

"Don't take any goods or anything. Except for those who are clearing the road, everyone else should go back."

In this way, except for the three carriages loaded with things that were left behind, the other five carriages were driven back, and the experienced farmers drove the carriages to a slightly safer place.

But before we got there, we suddenly heard several loud "boom" noises.

"what!"

Ding Meiting was so scared that she ran straight into her sister Ding Meishu's arms. Bai covered Ding Meijian's ears, looking a little panicked.

"Mom, was there thunder just now?"

Ding Meijian leaned in Bai's arms, feeling a little scared.

Bai hoped so, but at this moment someone outside cried out in a trembling voice:

"The landslide! The landslide!"

"what?!"

Bai opened the curtain regardless of the rain, and the scene in front of her frightened her so much that her pupils constricted.

They saw that the place where they had just stopped was covered by a mudslide, and several huge rocks completely blocked the mountain road.

"Mother, I am afraid."

Mrs. Bai was holding a child in each hand. Ding Meishu also saw this scene and her little face turned pale with fright.

Ancestors bless you!

Fortunately, they were just turning back. If they were a step later, they might have...

blah blah blah

After a while, Bai calmed down, pretended to be calm and quickly ordered the housekeeper to count the number of people.

"Ma'am, except for the thirteen people who just cleaned up the fallen rocks, everyone else is here."

Butler Qi's voice was trembling. "Oh my God!" He just suddenly remembered that he forgot to take the things he brought for his grandson. He took the things, put them in his arms, and walked at the end.

But he suddenly heard a noise. When he looked up, he was so scared that his scalp went numb and he crawled back.

Butler Qi ran out with all his might, and ran a long way before collapsing on the ground.

After hearing the lady's order, Butler Qi had to rely on someone to support him and could barely stand up straight.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Bai breathed a sigh of relief, but she didn't know what had happened to the thirteen servants.

What should I do now? I can go down the mountain just by turning this corner, but now the way is blocked.

It would take more than an hour to walk back to Zhuangzi, and now Bai was in a dilemma.

Bai told Ding Meishu about her worries. Ding Meishu thought about it and realized that the biggest problem of going back was not time, but the fact that the road to Zhuangzi was all mountainous.

Now that there is a landslide here, it is possible that other places will also have it.

"Mother, it's raining so hard now. Why don't we send someone back to explore the way? We should find a safe place to wait first. Didn't we send someone to inform Father?"

"It's only half an hour's journey to the capital. Let's wait. It won't be too late to go back when the scouts come back."

"Alright, alright."

Mrs. Bai patted the two children in her arms, looked outside with some worry, and hoped that the master would come over quickly after receiving the news.

After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, the pathfinder came back running with a panicked look on his face.

"Madam, Zhuangzi can't go back, and the road to Yingzui Pass is also buried."

Bai couldn't hold it anymore and looked panicked. What should she do?

Ding Meishu did the same, tightly clutching the handkerchief in her hand, and for a moment the whole team was a little panicked.

"It's okay, don't be afraid, it's safe here, we can just stay here."

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The person who brought the news rushed to the mansion, but found that the master had been left in the palace. He didn't know what to do.

Fortunately, Steward Cheng was there, and he quickly gathered all the young men in the mansion and rushed to the mountain, while sending someone to report the news to the Bai family.

The rain is so heavy and the master is not here, so no one can make a decision.

Unfortunately, Bai Shiwang was also left in the palace, and Old Lady Bai and her family were still at the farm and had not returned yet. Now Butler Cheng was a little panicked.

What’s going on? It’s raining so hard and the masters haven’t come back yet.

Suddenly, Butler Cheng thought of the Duan family, yes, and the Duan Mansion.

"Hurry, hurry up and go to the Duan family to report the news, go quickly, go quickly."

After saying this, Butler Cheng could no longer wait and rushed to the lady with his men.

Duan Jing'an returned to the mansion with a heavy face. All officials above the fifth rank were left in the palace. It seemed that something had happened.

Duan Jing'an, who was just about to go to his mother's courtyard, happened to meet the servant who came to look for him.

"What?! The women of the Ding family are trapped on the mountain!"

Duan Jing'an felt a little uneasy. It was too dangerous to go up the mountain in such heavy rain.

Thinking that Lord Ding was still in the palace, Duan Jing'an could not sit still, and quickly took a dozen people and followed the servants of the Ding family to rush up the mountain.

Duan Jing'an did not take a carriage, but instead rode his men at full speed, fearing that they would be late.

Duan Jing'an was wearing a straw raincoat, with raindrops sliding down his cheeks. The rain was so heavy that he could hardly see the road in front of him.

His mind has been blank since he received the news, and before he could react, the man had already mounted the horse.

Suddenly, a pretty figure flashed through his mind. She looked at him shyly and then quickly turned away.

He had no expectations for his future wife. He only hoped that she could manage the inner house well, be filial to his mother, and treat him with respect.

But since he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, he was registered under his mother's name and was betrothed to a good marriage.

He was happy inside, but also a little scared. One of his colleagues often complained that his wife looked down on him because of her high social status. She cried all day long, causing unrest in the family.

He was actually a little worried, but after they met that day, he understood her feelings.

Duan Jing'an felt that this was pretty good and had some expectations for the future.

Duan Jing'an thought a lot along the way and felt that the road was extremely long.

When he arrived, Duan Jing'an looked at the scene in front of him and his legs went weak after getting off the horse.